Driving growth across Nigeria's agricultural and agribusiness sector.
For almost a decade, Ikeyi Shittu & Co. has advised clients across Nigeria’s agricultural and agribusiness sector, providing strategic legal support for the establishment, development, financing and management of agricultural investments. Our experience spans the full agricultural value chain, enabling us to deliver commercially focused legal solutions that help clients manage risk and achieve sustainable growth.
We advise multinational and indigenous agribusinesses, joint venture companies with government participation and investment firms on a broad range of transactions involving modern plantations, cattle ranches, dairy production facilities, commercial poultry farms, greenhouse farming, agricultural processing, and the marketing and export of fresh produce across several states in Nigeria.
Highlights of Our Experience
Our experience includes advising and representing:
- A leading multinational agro-allied company in the establishment and operation of a cattle ranch, dairy production facility and abattoir.
- A multinational agribusiness on the development and operation of modern plantations, greenhouse vegetable farms, cattle ranches and the export of fresh agricultural produce across Nigeria.
- A leading poultry farming and livestock feed manufacturing company on financing transactions, commercial agreements and other corporate legal matters.
- A joint venture between a state government and an indigenous agribusiness in the establishment and operation of a large-scale commercial poultry farm.
- A publicly listed Nigerian agro-based company on land acquisition, employment matters and financing transactions supporting its nationwide operations.
- A joint venture between two state governments in establishing and operating a large-scale rice milling project.
- A leading investment management and advisory firm in relation to its investment in an indigenous agribusiness.
- A private equity fund on investments across multiple agribusiness enterprises in Nigeria.
- Various agribusiness companies in complex litigation relating to land ownership and title, a critical issue affecting agricultural investments.
We combine deep sector knowledge with practical legal solutions to help agribusinesses secure investments, manage regulatory requirements and build sustainable operations across Nigeria
